• Aurenkin
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    6 months ago

    The children now love luxury; they have bad manners, contempt for authority; they show disrespect for elders and love chatter in place of exercise.

    -Socrates

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      6 months ago

      Socrates, who was famously sentenced to death because of his lack of respect for authority and constant chatter.

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        Hmm, maybe the quote wasn’t meant as an insult after all…